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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Captain Quandt's kids?

2. What grade was Izzy in when she got a new box of Crayola crayons?

3. Where was Louie Ward shot by George?

4. Who had stabbed George at the Center?

5. How old is Janine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when George Goddard was five?

2. What does George do after he lets Wren go?

3. What did Olive do when George shot at Wren and why?

4. Why did Joy end up in foster care?

5. Why did Janine use her brother as an example against abortion?

6. How did Hugh get recommended to become a negotiator?

7. What did Izzy remember about being poor?

8. What is said about Bex's work?

9. What has caused places like the Center to go out of business?

10. Why did Bex take Wren to the Center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Objectivity is important in a hostage situation. Did Hugh remain clearheaded during the standoff? Was he able to be objective? What is revealed about objectivity through his actions as the negotiator?

Essay Topic 2

Janine has preconceived ideas about the Center. What causes Janine to have certain ideas about what the Center is like? How is the Center different from what Janine imagined? How are her assumptions different from the reality she encounters at the Center?

Essay Topic 3

Wren thinks of herself as a woman when she decides to have sex and get birth control. In what ways is Wren still a little girl? How does Wren realize what makes an adult? Why does she realize it is not sex? What does she realize makes an adult?

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